- Kaczawa
Infobox_River
river_name = _de. Katzbach, _pl. Kaczawa
image_size = 277px
caption = The Bridge over the River Katzbach inLegnica
origin = Katzbach Mountains
mouth =
basin_countries = Poland
length = 98 km
elevation =
mouth_elevation =
discharge =
watershed = 2500 km²The Kaczawa ( _de. Katzbach) is a smallriver in theLower Silesian Voivodeship inPoland . It springs from theBóbr-Kaczawa Mountains near Kaczorów and flows north and northeast through the towns ofŚwierzawa ,Złotoryja , andLegnica . After a length of 98 km the Kaczawa empties into the Oder (Odra) river atProchowice .Katzenbach valley is the oldest territory of German settlement in
Silesia .The Kaczawa between Legnica and
Dunino was the site of theBattle of Katzbach on26 August 1813 during theNapoleonic Wars .
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